Arsenal Quote by Paul Merson

The best player I ever played against is Thierry Henry. He was something else; i've played against Rooney and Ronaldo and players like that…

— Jamie Carragher

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went…

— Jack Wilshere

The opponent I have most admired during my career is Paolo Maldini.

— Javier Zanetti

Paolo Maldini is someone I loved at AC Milan and looked up to as a player. I think he had so much about him.…

— John Terry

I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good…

— Michel Patini

Maldini was a key figure in world football. I have always had great admiration for him as a player and as a human being.…

— Javier Zanetti

Paolo Maldini. He was tough, tough, every time we played against each other. And I played against him many times. He's a very good…

— Ronaldo

I was lucky enough to play against Maradona. He and Ronaldo, when he was at Inter Milan - they were my toughest opponents.

— Paolo Maldini

For me, the best defender I played against was Carles Puyol. He was my teammate, too, but my rival many times. Also, Roberto Ayala,…

— David Villa

I played against Maradona and he was a great player like Messi too.

— Marco van Basten

I always wanted to be one of the best players in the world like Zinedine Zidane, so it was great that I ended up…

— Mark Noble

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

— Larry Bird